World Happenings Briefly Told In wartime digest
Sirens warn Bootle radio listeners six thousand households heard the alert via loudspeakers. The London Lord Mayors Red Cross fund reached 13.5 million dollars for the first year of the war, far above last war’s first-year takings. More than a thousand blacksmiths in England and Wales to train in oxy acetylene for farm machinery repair.
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Little Englis
Bootle
London
England
Wales
Hannah Gooderson
Queen Victoria
Royal Service
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Canadian Car and Foundry Company
National Steel Car Company
New Zealand
Curtiss-Wright Unveils Carrier Dive Bomber Boosting Load and Range
The Curtiss-Wright Corp announced a new dive bomber with increased bomb load capacity and improved overall performance for U S Navy flight tests. The aircraft is designed to operate from carriers and deliver heavy machine guns and large bomb loads at high speed over long distances to enhance fleet offensive power.
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
United States Navy
Farmer Repairs After Bomb Damage Plans New Farm Pond
A farmer tallies losses and gains from a bombed field. He repairs broken glass in a piggery costing £3 and replants a hedge for £1. A crater 15 feet deep and 30 feet across is repurposed as a pond for livestock.
Not A Prison Old Bailey Not A Prison But A Court
A terse recollection notes the Old Bailey is not a prison but the Central Criminal Court. It is a venue for serious cases rather than confinement, while the author muses that fools persist and some are yet to be born.
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Old Bailey
Central Criminal Court
Bundles For Britain Headquarters In New York
The Bundles For Britain drive in New York gathers rich and poor at Park Avenue headquarters where a map pins 125 locations nationwide. Mrs. Wales Latham started the effort after consulting Churchill to supply warm clothing for Britain's service members. Volunteers include debutantes and relief workers sorting wool and knitting sweaters as 1,000 letters daily arrive, including a $1,000 gift and a note from Queen Elizabeth praising the work.
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New York
United States
Fashionable
Park Avenue
New York City
Britain
Wales Latham
Churchill
Mrs. Latham
Nina van Vechten
Long Island
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
What Britain Fights For Vision of England and peace in a hilltop moment
The narrator climbs beech woods and a hill pasture to a vale view. A village church chimes seven as he envisions peace deep and holy, an enduring peace beyond wars, and a new, happier world after victory. He longs to inherit and wrap himself in this English peace.
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England
John Buchan
Good Business For Russia In Favor Of Soviets
The Montreal Star argues the Nazi Soviet pact benefits Russia by expanding its frontiers without conflict and positioning it near Germany. It notes Russia’s gains in southeastern Europe and questions why Hitler cannot resolve the situation despite diplomacy.
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Hitler
Russia
Germany
Europe
Montreal Star
Age of Fish Scales Reveal Origins and Spawn History
Dr. R. A. Nesbit of the United States fish and wildlife service and David H. Wallace of the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory describe scales as virtual biographies. They provide precise ages and origins, indicate if shad or rock are overfished locally, and compare favorably to teeth in aging horses.
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R. A. Nesbit
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
David H. Wallace
Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
Wallace
First Silk Made by Chinese Around 180 B.C.
Historical note reports that raw silk was first produced by the people of China about 180 B.C. This ancient textile origin is cited in early records, illustrating the long history of sericulture and trade networks linking East Asia to later civilizations.
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China
Striking Dress with Turban Pattern by Anne Adams
Back-to-school fashion from Anne Adams Pattern 4512 features a two-piece colorful turban and a simple waistless dress with a high neckline and paneled skirt. Size 13 requires 2½ yards of 39 inch fabric plus contrast. order by sending 20 cents to Winnipeg Pattern Dept. Winnipeg Newspaper Union.
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Anne Adams
Winnipeg Newspaper Union
McDermot Ave. E
Winnipeg
Mussolini Gains British Somaliland as Desert Ambition Grows
Italy's leader proclaims disdain for desert lovers, yet his move into British Somaliland signals expanding imperial aims. The quote about not collecting deserts contrasts with his actions indicating future territorial ambitions beyond Africa.
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Mussolini
British Somaliland
Traffic Gridlock Curse A Continentwide Delusion
A terse critique blames excess car use and frantic haste for widespread congestion. It argues mobility has outpaced planning, leaving people racing in divergent, aimless directions toward uncertain destinations.
Birmingham Builds Diamond Industry To Aid War Effort
Britain expands its diamond cutting and polishing sector in Birmingham as refugees from Antwerp and Amsterdam help establish a permanent postwar industry. Government plans aim to train English youths, with 500 workers expected to push exports toward about £1,000,000 annually.
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Britain
Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Africa
Birmingham
The Lighthouse Tragedy Ballad Rediscovered
Maurice Babcock Jr. reports finding a single sheet ballad titled The Lighthouse Tragedy in a rotting jacket pocket on Middle Brewster island. The piece, linked to Benjamin Franklin at age 14, recalls the drowning of George Worthylake his wife Anne and daughter Ruth as Boston Light’s first keeper's family tragedy.
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Benjamin Franklin
Maurice Babcock, Jr
Boston Light
Franklin
Babcock
Middle Brewster Island
Tobacco farmers face reduced production plan in Virginia
The tobacco industry faces wartime losses as foreign markets shrink and prices fall. Virginia farmers agree to a three year production cap of 618 million pounds to curb surpluses, while last year’s market averaged about 22 cents per pound and this year may drop to 15 cents. Diversification into food crops and livestock is being considered as carry over reaches 650 million pounds.
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United States
Canada
Britain
Europe
China
Virginia
Sunday School Lesson Reflection from John 14 23 and Psalm 139
Devotional reading centers on obedience and divine indwelling. The lesson cites John 14 23 about love and keeping Christ's word, paired with Psalm 139 and 1 John 2 24 28 to reinforce divine knowledge, guidance, and abiding presence for believers.
Divine Omniscience Reflected In Psalm Debates Faith
The piece reflects on Psalm 139 1 6 and the scope of Gods knowledge It cites Moffatts translation and Jean Ingelow while arguing that Gods omniscience and omnipotence are beyond full human understanding Yet the existence of God remains a credible truth despite these limits and the human mind cannot fully grasp the divine.
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Moffatt
Jean Ingelow
God
Full-Time Patriotism Speech by Lord Queensborough
In a message to the Royal Society of St. George Lord Queensborough defends enduring patriotism beyond crisis. He argues loyalty to the Sovereign and flag is owed in peace and war and warns that abandoning the Empire would leave the world under Hitler's heel.
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Royal Society of St. George
Lord Queensborough
Hitler
Fingerprinting Rules For Canadian Visitors To The U S
The U S government requires finger printing for Canadian residents and British subjects in Canada visiting the United States. Short visits under 29 days need one print, longer stays require all four fingers and thumb. Identity cards will replace formal prints for daily border crossers, with right index finger print on the card. The Ottawa legation clarifies no full five-digit prints are taken. prints are limited to the right index finger for ID cards.
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Canada
United States
Legation
Ottawa
Prairie recruits praised as fine sailors by navy
Lieut. John V. Farrow said prairie men make good sailors noting they are often only a generation removed from sea life. He urged young men to take military training under the compulsory militia system and warned that 15 000 are on the navy waiting list, awaiting a call.
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John V. Farrow
Naval
Navy
Understanding Asthma Causes and Allergic Triggers
Asthma affects all ages and races with 40 percent inheritability linked to hay fever. Causes include thymus enlargement in children, bacterial infection, and reflex or anatomical problems. Skin tests identify sensitivities to pollens and animal dander, while avoiding triggers and foods helps control attacks, with X rays aiding thymus-related asthma management.
Readers invited to request cancer articles from Health League
An editorial note invites readers to obtain a free set of articles on the cause and control of cancer by writing to the Health League of Canada at 111 Avenue Road, Toronto. Request must say Please send me Dr. McCullough's articles on Cancer and include full name and address.
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the Health League of Canada
Dept. W.N.Y
111 Avenue Road
Toronto
Ont
Fresh Water Salmon Thrive Under Quebec Minister’s Claim
Quebec Fisheries Minister Pierre Emile Cote says salt water salmon can live and mature in fresh water. After touring the Gaspe peninsula, he noted at the Gaspe aquarium salmon kept in fresh water for seven years grew to six and a half pounds. He added these fish normally migrate to fresh water to spawn then return to salt water.
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Pierre Emile Cote
Quebec
Cote
Gaspe Peninsula
Aquarium
Gaspe
Noted Naval Journalist Hector Bywater Dies in London
Hector Bywater journalist and naval affairs authority died in London at age 56. He served on the News Chronicle staff and previously was naval and shipping correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. He traveled across Canada the United States and Europe from 1898 to 1914. During the First World War he did intelligence work.
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Hector Charles Bywater
London
Bywater
News Chronicle
Daily Telegraph
Canada
United States
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Lake Winnipeg
Hayes River
Hudson's Bay
Prairie
Health League
DR. J. W. S. McCullough
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